US Department of Agriculture filling critical positions after deferred resignation program

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testifies about USDA filling critical positions after offering deferred resignation program to employees. Some employees are upset about being let go and then seeing their positions being filled. Rollins denies accepting any deferred resignations from key positions in the latest round.

Legal battle over Trump administration's deferred resignation program for federal employees

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole declines to block Trump administration's deferred resignation program for federal employees, despite lawsuit from labor unions. Program offers choice between resigning now for pay and benefits or staying with no job guarantee and potential reforms. Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge directive, according to O'Toole. Ruling dissolves stay on 'Fork' deadline, program now closed. More than 65,000 federal employees agreed to resign as of Tuesday morning.